BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES Note: This is a listing of Federal boards, centers, commissions, councils, panels, study groups, task forces, etc., not listed elsewhere in the Manual, which were established by congressional or Presidential action, whose functions are not strictly limite d to the internal operations of a parent department or agency, and which are authorized to publish documents in the Federal Register. While the editors have attempted to compile a complete and accurate listing, suggestions for improving coverage of this g uide are welcome. Please address your comments to the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-523-5230. Federal advisory committees, as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), have not been included here. A complete listing of these committees can be found in the Twenty-second Annual Report of the President on Federal Advi sory Committees for Fiscal Year 1993. For further information on Federal advisory committees and this report, contact the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, General Services Building (CAM), Room 7007, Washington, DC 20405. Phone, 202-273-3556. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register National Archives Building, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-523-4534. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 800 K Street NW., Suite 450 South, Washington, DC 20575. Phone, 202-653-5540. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 809, Washington, DC 20004. Phone, 202-606-8503. American Battle Monuments Commission 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Pulaski Building, Room 5127, Washington, DC 20314-0001. Phone, 202-272-0533. Appalachian Regional Commission 1666 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20235. Phone, 202-884-7799. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board\1\ (FOOTNOTE) (FOOTNOTE) \1\Also known as the Access Board. 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Phone, 202-272-5434. Arctic Research Commission 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 630, Arlington, VA 22203. Phone, 703-525-0111. Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 4C32, Bethesda, MD 20892. Phone, 301-496-0801. Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation 6225 Brandon Avenue, Suite 315, Springfield, VA 22150-2519. Phone, 703-756-6012. Board for International Broadcasting 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. Phone, 202-254-8040. Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., United States Postal Service, Stamp Management Development Branch, Room 4474-E, Washington, DC 20260-2437. Phone, 202-268-2312. Commission of Fine Arts 441 F Street NW., Pension Building, Suite 312, Washington, DC 20001. Phone, 202-504-2200. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Main Treasury Building, Room 5100, Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202-622-1860. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Department of Commerce, Room 3100, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-3737. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 1735 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403, Arlington, VA 22202-3461. Phone, 703-603-7740. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 633 Indiana Avenue NW., Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC 20531. Phone, 202-307-0668. Corporation for National and Community Service 1100 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20525. Phone, 202-606-4855. Delaware River Basin Commission Office of the United States Commissioner: 1010 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001. Phone, 202-343-5761. Office of the Executive Director: P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628. Phone, 609-883-9500; (FTS) 483-2077. Endangered Species Committee 1849 C Street NW., Department of the Interior, Room 4429, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-4077. Export Administration Review Board 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 2705, Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-5863. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037. Phone, 202-634-6526. Federal Financing Bank 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Main Treasury Building, Room 3054, Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202-622-2470. Federal Interagency Committee on Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Department of Education, Federal Office Building 6, Room 3061, Washington, DC 20202-3600. Phone, 202-401-3679. Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, K1-34, Richland, WA 99352. Phone, 509-375-2559. Federal Library and Information Center Committee Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-5100. Phone, 202-707-4800. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission FH 825-A, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510. Phone, 202-228-2491. Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation 712 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 202-395-4831. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission 15701 South Independence Boulevard, Lockport, IL 60441. Phone, 815-740-2047. Indian Arts and Crafts Board Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Room 4004, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 202-208-3773. Information Security Oversight Office 750 17th Street NW., Suite 530, Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 202-634-6150. Interagency Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities 1801 L Street NW., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Sector Programs, Room 5238, Washington, DC 20507. Phone, 202-663-4560; or 202-663-4593 (TDD). Interagency Savings Bonds Committee 800 K Street NW., Suite 800-N, Washington, DC 20226. Phone, 202-377-7732. J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board 301 Fourth Street SW., United States Information Agency, Room 247, Washington, DC 20547. Phone, 202-619-4290. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 2000 K Street NW., Suite 303, Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 202-653-8700. Japan-United States Friendship Commission 1120 Vermont Avenue NW., Suite 925, Washington, DC 20005. Phone, 202-275-7712. Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220. Phone, 202-376-1421. Marine Mammal Commission 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW., Room 512, Washington, DC 20009. Phone, 202-606-5504. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission 1849 C Street NW., 622 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240. Phone, 703-358-1716. Mississippi River Commission 1400 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 80, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Lower Mississippi Valley Division, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Phone, 601-634-5000. National Archives Trust Fund Board 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 4100, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-6405. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science 1110 Vermont Avenue NW., Suite 820, Washington, DC 20005. Phone, 202-606-9200. National Communications System 701 South Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2198. Phone, 703-692-3760. National Council on Disability 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004. Phone, 202-272-2004; or (TDD) 202-272-2074. National Historical Publications and Records Commission Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., National Archives Building, Room 607, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-501-5600. National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee 2100 M Street NW., Suite 156, Washington, DC 20037. Phone, 202-653-5665. National Park Foundation 1101 17th Street NW., Suite 1102, Washington, DC 20036-4704. Phone, 202-785-4500. Northwest Power Planning Council 851 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204-1348. Phone, 503-222-5161. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation P.O. Box KK, Flagstaff, AZ 86002. Phone, 602-779-2721. Office of Women's Business Ownership 409 Third Street SW., Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20416. Phone, 202-205-6673. Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC 20540. Phone, 202-707-5383. Physician Payment Review Commission 2120 L Street NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037. Phone, 202-653-7220. President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities 1331 F Street NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004-1107. Phone, 202-376-6200; or (TDD) 202-376-6205. President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10221, Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-395-6911. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Old Executive Office Building, Room 340, Washington, DC 20500. Phone, 202-456-2352. Prospective Payment Assessment Commission 300 Seventh Street SW., Suite 301B, Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 202-401-8986. Regulatory Information Service Center 750 17th Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006. Phone, 202-634-6220. Susquehanna River Basin Commission Office of the United States Commissioner: 1010 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20001. Phone, 202-343-4091. Office of the Executive Director: 1721 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391. Phone, 717-238-0422 (non-FTS). Textile Trade Policy Group 600 17th Street NW., Winder Building, Room 300, Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-395-3026. Trade Policy Committee Office of Policy Coordination, 600 17th Street NW., Winder Building, Room 414, Washington, DC 20506. Phone, 202-395-7210. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 202-488-0400. United States Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 910, Arlington, VA 22209. Phone, 703-235-4473. Veterans Day National Committee Department of Veterans Affairs (80D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Phone, 202-273-5735. White House Commission on Presidential Scholars 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Federal Office Building 6, Room 2189, Washington, DC 20202. Phone, 202-401-1395. QUASI-OFFICIAL AGENCIES Note: This section contains organizations that are not Executive agencies under the definition in 5 U.S.C. 105 but that are required by statute to publish certain information on their programs and activities in the Federal Register. LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 750 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002-4250 Phone, 202-336-8800 President ........Alexander D. Forger Vice President ........Martha Bergmark Secretary ........Patricia Batie Comptroller/Treasurer ........David Richardson Director, Office of Program Evaluation, Analysis and Review ........John Tull Director, Office of Program Services ........John Tull Inspector General ........Edouard Quatrevaux General Counsel ........Victor Fortuno [For the Legal Services Corporation statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 1601] The Legal Services Corporation provides quality legal assistance for noncriminal proceedings to those who would otherwise be unable to afford such assistance. The Legal Services Corporation is a private, nonprofit organization established by the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2996), to provide financial support for legal assistance in noncriminal proceedings to persons financially unable to afford legal services. The Corporation is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each member serves for a term of 3 years, except that five of the members first appointed -- as designated by the President at the time of appointment -- serve 2-year terms. The President of the Corporation, appointed by the Board of Directors, is the chief executive officer and serves as an ex officio Board member. The Corporation provides financial assistance to qualified programs furnishing legal assistance to eligible clients and makes grants to and contracts with individuals, firms, corporations, and organizations for the purpose of providing legal assistance to these clients. The Corporation establishes maximum income levels for clients based on family size, urban and rural differences, and cost-of-living variations. Using these maximum income levels and other financial factors, the Corporation's recipient programs establish criteria to determine the eligibility of clients and priorities of service based on an appraisal of the legal needs of the eligible client community. The Corporation also conducts research and technical assistance activities. For further information, contact the Office of the President, Legal Services Corporation, 750 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002-4250. Phone, 202-336-8800. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560 Phone, 202-357-1300 The Establishment ........ The President of the United States ........ The Vice President of the United States ........ The Chief Justice of the United States ........ The Secretary of State ........ The Secretary of the Treasury ........ The Secretary of Defense ........ The Attorney General ........ The Secretary of the Interior ........ The Secretary of Agriculture ........ The Secretary of Commerce ........ The Secretary of Labor ........ The Secretary of Health and Human Services ........ The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ........ The Secretary of Transportation ........ The Secretary of Energy ........ The Secretary of Education ........ Board of Regents: ........ The Chief Justice of the United States (Chancellor) ........William H. Rehnquist The Vice President of the United States ........Albert Gore, Jr. Members of the Senate ........Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jim Sasser, John Warner Members of the House of Representatives ........Joseph McDade, Norman Y. Mineta, (vacancy) Citizen Members ........Anne L. Armstrong, Jeannine Smith Clark, Barber B. Conable, Hanna Holborn Gray, I. Michael Heyman, Samuel C. Johnson, Homer A. Neal, Wesley Samuel Williams, Jr., (vacancy) Officials: ........ The Secretary ........Robert McC. Adams The Inspector General ........Thomas D. Blair Executive Assistant to the Secretary ........James M. Hobbins Special Assistant to the Secretary ........Kathy Boi Under Secretary ........Constance Newman General Counsel ........Peter G. Powers Director, Office of Government Relations ........Mark Rodgers Director, Office of Policy and Program Development ........Margaret C. Gaynor Director, Office of Public Affairs ........Linda St. Thomas, Acting Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration ........Nancy Suttenfield Executive Assistant for Administration ........Carolyn Jones Director, Office of Sponsored Projects ........Ardelle Foss Director, Office of Equal Employment and Minority Affairs ........Era Marshall Director, Office of Human Resources ........Marilyn S. Marton Director, Office of Information Resource Management ........Vincent J. Marcalus Director, Office of Printing and Photographic Services ........James H. Wallace, Jr. Director, Office of Planning and Budget ........Carole Wharton Director, Office of Contracting and Property Management ........Robert P. Perkins Director, Travel Services Office ........Judith Petroski Director of Facilities Services ........Richard Siegle Director, Office of Design and Construction ........Robert Dillman Director, Office of Plant Services ........Patrick J. Miller Director, Office of Protection Services ........Charles Hines Director of Merchandising, Mail Order Division ........John Giesecke Director, Museum Shops ........Edward Sullivan Director, Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation ........Cynthia R. Field Director, Office of Environmental Management and Safety ........F. William Billingsley Treasurer ........Sudeep Anand Comptroller ........Leslie Casson Risk Manager, Office of Risk and Asset Management ........Jacqueline Young, Acting Senior Business Officer, Office of Business Management ........Nancy Johnson Concessions Administrator ........Roland Banscher Director, Office of Product Development and Licensing ........Hannah Mullin, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities ........Tom L. Freudenheim Deputy Assistant Secretary ........Claudine K. Brown Director, Anacostia Museum ........Steven Newsome Director, Archives of American Art ........Richard Wattenmaker Director, Cooper-Hewitt Museum ........Dianne Pilgrim Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery ........Milo C. Beach Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ........James T. Demetrion Director, National Museum of African Art ........Sylvia Williams Associate Director for Collections and Research (NMAFA) ........Roy Sieber Director, National Air and Space Museum ........Martin O. Harwit Director, National Museum of American Art ........Elizabeth Broun Curator in Charge, Renwick Gallery ........Michael W. Monroe Director, National Museum of American History ........Spencer Crew Director, National Museum of the American Indian ........W. Richard West, Jr. Director, National Portrait Gallery ........Alan M. Fern Director, Office of Exhibits Central ........John Coppola Director, Office of Museum Programs ........Rex Ellis Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service ........Anna R. Cohn Director, Institutional Studies Office ........Zahava Doering Assistant Secretary for the Sciences ........Robert S. Hoffmann Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research ........Ross B. Simons Editor, Joseph Henry Papers Project ........Marc Rothenberg Coordinator, The National Collections Program ........William Tompkins Director, American Studies Program ........Wilcomb E. Washburn Director, National Zoological Park ........Michael H. Robinson Director, National Museum of Natural History ........Donald Ortner, Acting Director, Office of Fellowships and Grants ........Roberta Rubinoff Director, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center ........David L. Correll Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory ........Irwin I. Shapiro Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ........Ira Rubinoff Director, Conservation Analytical Laboratory ........Lambertus Van Zelst Deputy Director, Conservation Analytical Laboratory ........Alan W. Postlethwaite Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries ........Barbara Smith Director, Museum Support Center ........Vincent Wilcox Coordinator, International Environmental Science Program ........Rita Jordan Director, Environmental Awareness Program ........Judith Gradwohl Director, Smithsonian Institution Archives ........John Jameson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service ........James Early Director, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education ........Ann Bay Director, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies ........Richard Kurin Director, National Science Resources Center ........Douglas Lapp Director, Wider Audience Development Program ........Marshall Wong Assistant Secretary for External Affairs ........Thomas E. Lovejoy Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs ........Marc Pachter Director, Office of Special Events and Conferences ........Katherine Kirlin, Acting Director, Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center ........Mary Grace Potter Director, Office of International Relations ........Francine Berkowitz Coordinator, International Center ........Francine Berkowitz Program Manager for Smithsonian Man and the Biosphere Program ........Francisco Dallmeier Director, Office of Telecommunications ........Paul B. Johnson Director, Smithsonian Institution Press ........Felix C. Lowe Deputy Director, Smithsonian Institution Press ........Vincent L. MacDonnell Editor, Smithsonian Magazine ........Donald B. Moser Publisher, Smithsonian Magazine ........Ron Walker Director, The Smithsonian Associates ........Mara Mayor Associate Director for Programming, The Smithsonian Associates ........Edmund H. Worthy, Jr. Deputy Director, The Smithsonian Associates ........(vacancy) Assistant Secretary for Institutional Initiatives ........Alice Green Burnette Director, National Campaign for the National Museum of the American Indian ........John L. Colonghi Director, Office of Development ........Marie Mattson The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\1\ (FOOTNOTE) (FOOTNOTE) \1\Administered under a separate Board of Trustees. ........ Chairman ........James D. Wolfensohn President ........Lawrence J. Wilker National Gallery of Art\1\ ........ President ........Robert H. Smith Director ........Earl A. Powell III Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\1\ ........ Director ........Charles Blitzer Deputy Director ........Samuel Wells Deputy Director for Planning and Management ........Dean W. Anderson Chairman, Board of Trustees ........Joseph H. Flom @U1 [Insert Smithsonian Institution chart]@U0 The Smithsonian Institution is an independent trust instrumentality of the United States that fosters the increase and diffusion of knowledge. History, technology, science, and the arts are represented in exhibits through the conduct of research, publication of studies, and participation in cooperative international programs of scholarly exchange. The Smithsonian Institution was created by act of August 10, 1846 (20 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), to carry out the terms of the will of James Smithson of England, who in 1829 had bequeathed his entire estate to the United States ``to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.'' On July 1, 1836, Congress accepted the legacy and pledged the faith of the United States to the charitable trust. After accepting the trust property for the United States, Congress vested responsibility for administering the trust in the Smithsonian Board of Regents, composed of the Chief Justice, the Vice President, three Members of the Senate, three Members of the House of Representatives, and nine citizen members appointed by joint resolution of Congress. To carry out Smithson's mandate, the Institution: -- performs fundamental research; -- publishes the results of studies, explorations, and investigations; -- preserves for study and reference some 139 million items of scientific, cultural, and historical interest; -- maintains exhibits representative of the arts, American history, technology, aeronautics and space exploration, and natural history; and -- engages in programs of education and national and international cooperative research and training, supported by its trust endowments and gifts, grants and contracts, and funds appropriated to it by Congress. Activities Anacostia Museum The Museum is located in the historic Fort Stanton neighborhood of southeast Washington. The Museum serves as a national resource for exhibitions, scholarly and applied research, historical documentation, and interpretive and educational programs relating to African-American history and culture. The African-American church, the Harlem Renaissance, African-American inventors, and works by renowned artists such as Sam Gilliam have been the subjects of exhibitions by the Museum. The Research Department, open for use by scholars, supports exhibition design and educational programs. It conducts independent studies of African-American history, minority and ethnic studies, and the history of Anacostia and Washington, DC. The Education Department designs, prepares, and schedules programs that enhance current exhibitions and develops independent programs and activities to serve the needs and interests of the immediate neighborhood, as well as the broader community. These activities include guided tours, demonstrations, lectures, storytelling, teacher seminars, family workshops, conservation seminars, and performing arts programs. For further information, contact the Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE., Washington, DC 20020. Phone, 202-287-3369. Archives of American Art The Archives contains the Nation's largest collection of documentary materials reflecting the history of visual arts in the United States. The Archives gathers, preserves, and microfilms the papers of artists, craftsmen, collectors, dealers, critics, museums, and art societies. These papers consist of manuscripts, letters, notebooks, sketchbooks, business records, clippings, exhibition catalogs, tape-recorded interviews, and photographs of artists and their work. The extensive microfilm holdings include bodies of materials not belonging to the Archives but recorded by it with permission of the owner. The Archives' chief processing and reference center is in the Smithsonian's Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery Building. The Archives has administrative offices in both Washington and New York. Regional branch offices, each with a complete set of microfilm duplicating the archives' collections, are located in Boston, Detroit, New York, and San Marino, California. For further information, contact the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2781. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery The museum of Asian art opened to the public September 1987 on the National Mall. Changing exhibitions drawn from major collections in the United States and abroad, as well as from the permanent holdings of the Sackler Gallery, are displayed in the distinctive new museum. The Gallery's growing permanent collection is founded on a group of art objects from China, South and Southeast Asia, and the ancient Near East that was given by the late Arthur M. Sackler, a medical researcher, publisher, and art collector. Dr. Sackler's gift included Chinese jades, bronzes, ancient Near Eastern ceramics, gold and silver, and sculpture from South and Southeast Asia. The collection has expanded to include Persian manuscripts; Japanese paintings; ceramics, prints, and textiles; and paintings and metalware from China, Japan, and South and Southeast Asia. Programs at the Gallery include loan exhibitions and major international shows offering both surveys of distinctive Asian traditions and comparative exhibitions showing the art of different centuries, geographic areas, and types of patronage. Many exhibitions are accompanied by public programs and scholarly symposia. For further information, contact the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4880. Conservation Analytical Laboratory The Laboratory provides a focus within the Smithsonian Institution for conservation of the millions of artifacts in the collections. It provides chemical analyses to curators for cataloging purposes, and to conservators for establishing the nature of a particular example of deterioration and for determining whether commercial materials proposed for use in prolonged contact with artifacts are truly safe. It treats many hundreds of artifacts each year and, upon request, supports other conservators in the Institution with advice and specialized materials. It collaborates with archeologists, curators, and university and government laboratories in archeometric studies. For further information, contact the Director, Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20560. Phone, 301-238-3700. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum The Museum is located in New York City. Its collection consists of more than 165,000 items. It maintains a reference library of about 50,000 volumes relating to design, ornament, and architecture, and a picture library of several million photographs and clippings, as well as a series of archives devoted to color material and industrial design. The Museum is not only a major assemblage of decorative art materials but also a research laboratory serving professionals and students of design. The regularly changing exhibitions always relate to some aspect of design. The museum is open daily except Mondays and major holidays. For further information, contact the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 2 East Ninety-First Street, New York, NY 10128. Phone, 212-860-6868. Freer Gallery of Art The building, the original collection, and an endowment were the gift of Charles Lang Freer. The Gallery houses one of the world's most renowned collections of Asian art as well as an important group of ancient Egyptian glass, early Christian manuscripts, and the works of James McNeill Whistler together with other 19th and early 20th century American artists. More than 26,000 objects in the Asian collection represent the arts of East Asia, the Near East, and South and Southeast Asia, including paintings, manuscripts, scrolls, screens, ceramics, metalwork, glass, jade, lacquer, and sculpture. Members of the staff conduct research on objects in the collection and publish results in scholarly journals and books. They arrange special exhibitions and present lectures in their fields of specialization. For further information, contact the Freer Gallery of Art, Twelfth Street and Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4880. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Museum houses major collections of art consisting primarily of American and European painting and sculpture of the past 100 years. The nucleus of the collection is the gift of more than 7,000 works of art presented in 1966 to the people of the United States by Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). Supplementing the permanent collection are loan exhibitions focusing on contemporary painting and sculpture as well as on art movements of the modern era. There is an active program of public service and education, including docent tours through the Museum to introduce visitors to the collections, lectures on contemporary art and artists, films of historic and artistic interest, and others. The Museum houses a collection research facility, a specialized 10,000-volume art library, and a photographic archive -- available for consultation by prior appointment. For further information, contact the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Eighth Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3091. National Museum of African Art This is the only art museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to portraying the rich, creative heritage of Africa. Established in 1964 and incorporated as a bureau of the Smithsonian in 1979, the Museum opened its new location on the National Mall in September 1987. Its research components, collection, exhibitions, and public programs establish the Museum as a primary source for the examination and discovery of the arts and culture of sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, works of outstanding aesthetic quality have been added to a collection numbering about 7,000 works in wood, metal, fired clay, ivory, and fiber. Examples of sub-Saharan traditional art include a wooden figure of a Zairian Yombe carver; a Lower Niger Bronze Industry vessel, with chameleons; and a memorial grave figure of a colonial officer from the Cameroon grassfields. The Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives includes some 100,000 slides, photos, and film segments on Africa. There is also a specialized library of 18,000 volumes and periodicals. For further information, contact the Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4600. National Air and Space Museum Created to memorialize the development of aviation and space flight, the Museum collects, displays, and preserves aeronautical and space flight artifacts of historical significance as well as documentary and artistic materials related to air and space. The exhibitions and study collections record human conquest of the air from its tentative beginnings to recent achievements by high altitude aircraft, guided missiles, rockets, satellites, and manned space flight. The principal areas in which work is concentrated include flight craft of all types, manned and unmanned; space flight vehicles; and propulsion systems. The Langley Theater, with a giant screen presentation, and the 70-foot domed Einstein Planetarium are featured. For further information, contact the National Air and Space Museum, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1745. National Museum of American Art This museum is devoted to American painting, sculpture, folk art, photography, and graphic art from the 18th century to the present. A portion of the Museum's permanent collection of over 35,000 works is exhibited in its extensive galleries, and the remainder is available for study by scholars. Various aspects of American art are examined through numerous temporary exhibitions, accompanied by carefully documented publications. The Department of Educational Programs conducts tours for schoolchildren, university students, and the general public. It also has a program for junior interns. A research program for visiting scholars, both predoctoral and postdoctoral, is maintained, and training for university interns in all aspects of museum operations, including conservation, is carried on under staff supervision. The Renwick Gallery presents special exhibitions of contemporary American crafts, with accompanying publications, as well as a selection of objects, dating from 1900 to the present, from its permanent collection. It also maintains an active film and lecture program. Guided tours of the galleries and special educational programs for schools and organizations are provided. For further information, contact the National Museum of American Art, Eighth and G Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1959. National Museum of American History The Museum's exhibits offer a unique view of the American experience. Important elements of the collections present the European background, but emphasis is placed upon the growth of the United States, upon the men and women who have shaped our heritage, upon science and the arts, and upon the remaking of our world through technology. Exhibits draw upon strong collections in the sciences and engineering, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, medicine, printing, photography, ceramics, coins and stamps, and glass. Outstanding holdings include Whitney's cotton gin, Morse's telegraph, the John Bull locomotive, and a great variety of scientific instruments. Political, social, military, and cultural history are also well represented. Major installations treat everyday life in America just after the Revolutionary War, science in American life, and the diverse origins of the American people. The Museum offers changing exhibits on a wide range of subjects including news reporting, information technology, American music, and American cars and trains. Demonstrations, films, and performances highlight many aspects of the museum. Scholars may be aided in the use of the Museum's research collections and specialized library facilities by appointment. For further information, contact the National Museum of American History, Twelfth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2510. National Museum of the American Indian The Museum was established by act of November 28, 1989 (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.), and will eventually be located in a facility to be built on the National Mall in Washington, DC, near the end of the decade. In the meantime, some of the Museum's collections are on view at 155th Street and Broadway, New York City, until another exhibition area is opened to the public in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in lower Manhattan on October 30, 1994. The Museum, whose collections were transferred from the former Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, in New York City, is dedicated to the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of the culture and history of the native peoples of the Americas. Highlights include Northwest Coast carvings; Eskimo masks; Kachina dolls from the Southwest; painted hides and garments from the Plains; goldwork from Colombia, Mexico, and Peru; and Amazonian featherwork. For information on hours and admission fees, call 212-283-2420 (in New York City) or 202-357-2700 (in Washington, DC). For further information, contact the National Museum of the American Indian, Suite 7103, 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-287-2523. National Museum of Natural History This museum serves as a national and international center for the natural sciences. Among the exhibits are halls devoted to the Ice Age; the rise of Western civilization; mammals; birds; dinosaurs and other extinct animals and plants; sea life; South American, Asian, African, and Pacific cultures; gems and minerals; and American Indians. Notable attractions include a 3,000-gallon tank containing a living coral reef; a live-insect zoo; a discovery room, where persons of all ages may touch and handle natural history specimens; and a naturalist center designed to provide a quiet library atmosphere for amateur naturalists. The Museum maintains the largest natural history reference collections in the Nation available to qualified researchers. Systematic and biological studies at the museum are providing new information that is of use in conservation, monitoring pollution, food production, improvement of medical knowledge, and other problems. A Global Volcanism Network gathers information about volcanic activity and other geophysical events and informs scientists around the world via a monthly bulletin and other publications. The Museum also administers the Smithsonian Marine Station at Link Port, Florida, which conducts marine biological research along the Florida coast. The Museum staff participates in joint educational programs with universities by teaching courses, training graduate students, and conducting science seminars. For further information, contact the National Museum of Natural History, Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2664. National Portrait Gallery The Gallery was established by act of April 27, 1962 (20 U.S.C. 75a), as a museum of the Smithsonian Institution ``for the exhibition and study of portraiture depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States.'' It is housed in one of the oldest Government structures in Washington -- the former U.S. Patent Office Building, constructed between 1836 and 1867 -- on the very site that Pierre L'Enfant, in his original plan for the city, had designated for a pantheon to honor the Nation's immortals. The first floor of the Gallery is devoted to major loan exhibitions, changing exhibitions from the Gallery's collection of paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, and drawings as well as several galleries with special portrait collections. On the second floor are featured the permanent collection of portraits of eminent Americans and the Hall of Presidents containing portraits and associative items of our Chief Executives. The two-story Victorian Renaissance Great Hall on the third floor is used for special events and exhibitions. Publications include richly illustrated catalogs for major shows, an illustrated checklist of portraits in the collection, and educational materials designed to be used as teaching guides. A 45,000-volume library is shared with the National Museum of American Art. The education department offers outreach programs for elementary and secondary schools, senior citizen groups, hospitals, and nursing homes; walk-in or group tours; and programs for handicapped audiences. For general information and descriptive brochures on the Gallery's activities, contact the Public Affairs Office, National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1915. National Zoological Park The Park covers an area of approximately 165 acres of parkland along Rock Creek, 2 miles north of the center of Washington. In addition, it operates a 3,000-acre conservation and research center near Front Royal, VA. Its collection is outstanding and is composed of approximately 3,000 living mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles of about 500 species. Research objectives include investigations in animal behavior, ecology, nutrition, reproductive physiology, pathology, and clinical medicine. Conservation-oriented studies cover maintenance of wild populations and long-term captive breeding and care of endangered species. For further information, contact the National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4721. American Studies Program This office conducts a graduate program in the material aspects of American civilization for graduate students enrolled in cooperating universities. Interested students should apply to the American studies departments of the George Washington University or the University of Maryland or the Office of American Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. For further information, contact the Office of American Studies, Barney Studio House, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-673-4872. Office of Fellowships and Grants This office develops and administers the numerous Smithsonian programs designed to assist scholars and students from the United States and throughout the world in utilizing the Institution's unique resources. These academic programs, which include long- and short-term appointments, are an important complement to those offered by universities and support participants' research in art, history, and science. Predoctoral, postdoctoral, and graduate student fellowship programs provide scholars and students the opportunity to conduct research on independently conceived projects at Smithsonian facilities in conjunction with the Institution's research staff. The Office of Fellowships and Grants offers internships aimed at increasing minority participation in ongoing Smithsonian research activities and fields of interest. In addition, it administers all internships funded by stipends. In addition tothese programs, the Office administers other research opportunity programs for many of the Smithsonian bureaus. For further information, contact the Office of Fellowships and Grants, Suite 7300, 955 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-287-3271. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies This office is responsible for research, documentation, and presentation of American folklife traditions. It prepares publications based on the papers, films, tapes, and other materials amassed during previous Festivals of American Folklife and directs the planning, development, and presentation of future folklife programs. For further information, contact the Office of Folklife Programs, Suite 2600, 955 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-287-3424. International Center The International Center supports Smithsonian activities abroad and coordinates the Smithsonian's international interests, particularly those that do not fall within the scope of a single Smithsonian bureau or museum. The International Center provides a meeting place and an organizational channel to bring together the world's scholars, museum professionals, decisionmakers, and the general public, to attend and participate in conferences, public forums, lectures, performances, exhibitions, films, and workshops. Through the International Center, the Smithsonian seeks to encourage a broadening of public understanding of the histories, cultures, and natural environments of regions throughout the world. For further information, contact the Office of International Relations, Room 3123, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4281. Office of Museum Programs This office provides professional guidance and technical assistance to museums on collections and their management, exhibition techniques, educational activities, and operational methods. It conducts training programs for museumprofessionals and administers a central intern referral and placement service. The Office also supports programs in museum careers. It cooperates with American and foreign museums and governmental agencies on museum matters and houses the Museum Reference Center, the Nation's only museological library. For further information, contact the Office of Museum Programs, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3101. Smithsonian Institution Archives The Archives, which is open by appointment to the scholarly community and the general public, is the official depository for the Institution's records. These records are essential to an understanding of the growth of the Institution. They are equally significant for their documentation of the development of science and art in America, particularly during the 19th century, a process in which the Smithsonian played a major part. In addition to its official records, the Archives holds a substantial number of private papers that further document the Smithsonian's role through the lives of eminent scientists, such as Joseph Henry, Spencer F. Baird, Samuel P. Langley, Charles D. Walcott, and Charles Greeley Abbot. Holdings are described in the Guide to Smithsonian Archives, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978. For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1420. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The Observatory is located in Cambridge, MA, on the grounds of the Harvard College Observatory. Since 1973, the observatories have coordinated research activities under a single director in a cooperative venture known as the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Center's research activities are organized in seven divisions, as follows: atomic and molecular physics, radio and geoastronomy, high-energy astrophysics, optical and infrared astronomy, planetary sciences, solar and stellar physics, and theoretical astrophysics. Data-gathering facilities include a major observatory in Arizona, field stations to observe artificial satellites, an optical and radio astronomy facility in Massachusetts, and a radio astronomy and millimeter-wave facility in Texas. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's observational capabilities are complemented by library, computation, and laboratory facilities in Cambridge. Research results are published in the Center Preprint Series, Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics, the SAO Special Reports series, and other technical and nontechnical bulletins, and distributed to scientific and educational institutions around the world. As a further service to international science, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory serves as the headquarters for the International Astronomical Union's Central Telegram Bureau and the Minor Planet Center. The Central Telegram Bureau provides rapid international dissemination of news about the discovery of comets, novae, and other astronomical phenomena. The Minor Planet Center is the principal source for all positional observations of asteroids as well as for establishing their orbits and ephemerides. The Public Affairs Office coordinates an extensive public education program. A variety of ``open nights'' are held in Cambridge and at other facilities. Information about these activities and other general materials for students and teachers may be obtained from the Information Officer, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone, 617-495-7461. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center The Center measures physical, chemical, and biological interactions in the environment and determines how these interactions control biological responses. This research is carried out in a 2,600-acre facility in Edgewater, MD, where the ecology of land/water interactions is studied for an estuary and its adjacent watersheds. For further information, contact the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037. Phone, 301-261-4190. Smithsonian Institution Libraries The libraries of the Smithsonian Institution include approximately 1.1 million volumes with strengths in natural history, museology, history of science, and humanities. The systems' administrative services and Central Reference and Loan are located in the National Museum of Natural History with branch libraries located in each of the major Smithsonian museums and research units including the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City; the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA; and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Republic of Panama. Inquiries on special subjects or special collections should be addressed to the appropriate branch library or to Central Reference and Loan. For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2240. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service The purpose of the Service is to provide to educational, scientific, and cultural institutions exhibitions and other services that will enrich their programs and enable them to offer a greater variety of cultural experiences to their audiences. The Service circulates the best possible exhibits at the lowest possible rental fees. More than 130 exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, decorative arts, history, children's art, natural history, photography, science, and technology are circulated every year. Lists of available exhibitions and information for future bookings can be obtained directly from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Washington, DC 20560. For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Room 3146, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3168. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute The Institute, a research organization devoted to the study and support of tropical biology, education, and conservation, focuses broadly on the evolution of patterns of behavior and ecological adaptations. The tropics offer a rich natural laboratory for these purposes. Panama further offers its unique zoogeographic characteristics -- landbridge to terrestrial life forms of two continents and water barriers to marine life of two oceans. The Institute provides a base of operations and an intellectual center for exploring the frontiers of biology across the varied land and seascapes of the tropical world. It operates the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, a 12,000-acre tropical forest research preserve including Barro Colorado Island and adjacent peninsulas in Gatun Lake, Republic of Panama. The Institute also maintains a research and conference center in Ancon, including one of the world's finest tropical biology libraries. In addition, there are two marine biology laboratories, one on the Atlantic side of the isthmus at Galeta Island and the other at Fort Amador on the Pacific side. The Institute's scientific staff conducts research in these areas as well as in other parts of Central and South America, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa, where comparative studies are clarifying the distinctive biological role of the tropics. For a brochure describing the Institute's activities and illustrating some of the facilities and habitats available, contact the Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, APO Miami, FL 34002. Phone, 507-62-3049 (international operator assistance required). The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Center, the sole official memorial in Washington to President Kennedy, is an independent bureau of the Smithsonian Institution, administered by a 45-member Board of Trustees. Since its opening in 1971, the Center has presented a year-round program of the finest in music, dance, and drama from the United States and abroad. Facilities include the Opera House, the Eisenhower Theater, the American Film Institute Theater, the Terrace Theater, the Theater Lab, and the Concert Hall, home of the Center's affiliate, the National Symphony Orchestra. The Center's Education Department includes the nationwide American College Theater Festival, Theater for Young People, the National Symphony Orchestra Education Program, and the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education, designed to increase participation by students throughout the country in Center activities and to establish the Center as a focal point for strengthening the arts in education at all levels. The Kennedy Center box offices are open daily, and general information and tickets may be obtained by calling 202-467-4600 or 202-416-8524 (TDD). Full-time students, senior citizens over the age of 65, enlisted personnel of grade E-4 and below,fixed low-income groups, and the disabled may purchase tickets for most performances at a 50-percent discount through the Specially Priced Ticket Program. This program is designed to make the Center accessible to all, regardless of economic circumstance. Visitor services are provided by the Friends of the Kennedy Center. The Center's Board of Trustees is wholly responsible for administration of the building and for performing arts programming and education. Tours are available free of charge between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of five Trustees and the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chief Justice of the United States, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. It houses one of the finest collections in the world, illustrating Western man's achievements in painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts. The collections, beginning with the 13th century, are rich in European old master paintings and French, Spanish, Italian, American, and British 18th- and 19th-century paintings; sculpture from the late Middle Ages to the present; Renaissance medals and bronzes; Chinese porcelains; and about 75,000 works of graphic art from the 12th to the 20th centuries. The collections are acquired by private donation rather than by government funds, which serve solely to operate and maintain the building and its collections. The National Gallery's West Building, designed by John Russell Pope in neoclassical style, was a gift to the Nation from Andrew W. Mellon, who also bequeathed his collection to the gallery in 1937. On March 17, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building and works of art on behalf of the people of the United States of America. The National Gallery's East Building, designed by I.M. Pei, was accepted by President Jimmy Carter in June of 1978 as a gift of Paul Mellon and the late Ailsa Mellon Bruce, son and daughter of the gallery's founder, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The East Building provides space for temporary exhibitions, the gallery's growing collections, the Center for the Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, including greatly expanded library and photographic archives, and administrative and curatorial offices. A professor-in-residence position is filled annually by a distinguished scholar in the field of art history; graduate and postgraduate research is conducted under a fellowship program; programs for schoolchildren and the general public are conducted daily; and an Extension Service distributes loans of audiovisual materials, including films, slide lectures, and slide sets throughout the world. Publications, slides, and reproductions may be obtained through the Publications Service. For general information on the National Gallery of Art and its activities, call 202-737-4215. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Center, located in Washington, DC, is the Nation's official memorial to its 28th President. The Center's mandate is to integrate the world of learning with the world of public affairs. Through meetings and conferences, the Center brings scholars together with Members of Congress, Government officials, business leaders, and other policymakers. Through publication of books and the Wilson Quarterly and a nationally broadcast radio program, the results ofthe Center's research and meetings are made publicly available. The Center awards approximately 40 residential fellowships annually to individuals with project proposals representing the entire range of superior scholarship, with a strong emphasis on the humanities and social sciences. Applications from any country are welcome. Persons with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of backgrounds (including government, the corporate world, academia, and other professions) are eligible for appointment. For academic participants, eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral level. The Center prefers its fellows to be in residence for the academic year -- September to May or June -- although a few fellowships are available for shorter periods of not less than 4 months. The Center holds one round of competitive selection per year. The deadline for the receipt of applications is October 1, and decisions on appointments are announced in March of the following year. For further information, contact the Fellowship Office, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2841; Fax, 202-357-4439. Sources of Information Contracts and Small Business Activities Information may be obtained from the Director, Office of Contracting and Property Management, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, regarding procurement of supplies; contracts for construction, services, exhibits, research, etc.; and property management and utilization services for all Smithsonian Institution organizations except as follows: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566; Supply Officer, National Gallery of Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-287-3343. Education and Research Refer to statements on the Office of Fellowships and Grants, the American Studies Program, the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and other offices. For information, write to the Directors of these offices at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. For information regarding Kennedy Center Education Programs, both in Washington, DC, and in nationwide touring productions and training, contact the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566 (phone, 202-416-8000). The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts was founded in 1979, as part of the National Gallery of Art, to promote study of the history, theory, and criticism of art, architecture, and urbanism through the formation of a community of scholars. The activities of the Center for Advanced Study, which include the fellowship program, meetings, research, and publications, are privately funded. For further information, contact the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery ofArt, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6480; or fax, 202-842-6733. Employment Employment information for the Washington, DC, metropolitan area may be obtained from the Office of Human Resources, Smithsonian Institution, Suite 2100, 955 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-287-3100. Employment informationfor the following locations may be obtained by contacting the organizations directly as follows: the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10028 (phone, 212-860-6868); Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Personnel Department, 160 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 (phone, 617-495-7371); National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565 (phone, 202-842-6298); or for the hearing impaired (TDD), 202-789-3021); and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566 (phone, 202-416-8000). Films The National Gallery of Art circulates films, slide lectures, and slide sets to schools and civic organizations throughout the country. Contact the Extension Service, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-737-4215. Memberships For information about membership in The Smithsonian Associates Resident Program, write to The Smithsonian Associates, Room 3077, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3030. The Resident program offers a wide variety of performing arts events, courses, lectures, seminars, symposia, films, and guided tours with noted specialists. Additional activities include a lecture series for retirees; classes, workshops, films, and summer camp sessions for young people; and family and adult/child activities. Membership benefits include a minimum 25-percent discount for most paid events and admission priority; free lectures, docent-led tours, films, and museum shop parties; a subscription to Smithsonian magazine; monthly copies of the Associate, the award-winning guide to Resident Associate activities; free parking on a space-available basis for members participating in Resident Associate activities on weeknights and weekends, with valid membership card and event ticket, beginning one-half hour before the announced starting time of the event, in the west lot of the National Museum of Natural History; dining privileges at the Associates' Court; and free admission to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York City. Additionally, all membersreceive discounts on museum shop purchases; Smithsonian Catalog items; Smithsonian Institution Press publications and records; and subscription discounts on the Wilson Quarterly and Air and Space magazine. Members over the age of 60 receive additional discounts on most paid events. The Smithsonian Associates also offer volunteer opportunities and special services for individuals with disabilities. For information about The Smithsonian Associates National Program, contact The Smithsonian Associates, Room 3045, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4800. National membership benefits include a subscription to Smithsonian magazine; information services from the Associates Reception Center; eligibility to travel on international and U.S. study tours and seminars guided by expert study leaders; eligibility to work with Smithsonian researchers on projects worldwide; theopportunity to visit Washington, DC, on a Smithsonian ``Anytime'' Weekend; discounted tickets for Smithsonian educational events nationwide; and dining privileges in the Associates' Court. The Contributing Membership offers additional opportunities to support the Smithsonian Institution. Contributing members, at various levels, receive an array of benefits -- from receiving quarterly issues of the Smithsonian Research Reports to being invited to the annual James Smithson weekend and other special events. For information about the Contributing Membership, write to the address at the beginning of this paragraph. Phone, 202-357-1699. The Circle of the National Gallery of Art is a membership program which provides support for special projects for which Federal funds are not available. Since its inception in 1986, the Circle has provided support for scholarly exhibitions, acquisitions of works of art, publications, films, and symposia at the Gallery's Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts. For more information about membership in the Circle of the National Gallery of Art, please write to the Circle, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565; or call 202-737-4215. The Young Benefactors offers individuals between the ages of 25 and 45 the opportunity to increase their understanding of the Institution and to participate in unique fundraising events which assist the Institution in achieving its goals. For additional information about the Young Benefactors, write to The Smithsonian Associates, Room 3045, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1351. Information about the national and local activities of Friends of the Kennedy Center (including the bimonthly Kennedy Center News for members) is available at the information desks within the Center or by writing to Friends of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566. Information about activities of the Friends of the National Zoo and their magazine, The Zoogoer, is available by writing to them at the National Zoological Park, Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4960. Photographs Color and black and white photographs and slides (including illustrated slide lectures) are available to Government agencies, research and educational institutions, publishers, and the general public from the Smithsonian. Subjects include photographs of the Smithsonian's scientific, technological, historical, and art collections as well as pictures dating back more than 130 years taken from its photographic archives. Information, order forms, and price lists may be obtained from Photographic Services, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1933. Publications The Smithsonian Institution Press publishes Smithsonian Year, the Institution's annual report, along with a supplement that lists current titles. The Press also publishes books and studies related to the sciences, technology, history, air and space, and the arts at a wide range of prices. A book catalog and a list of studies are available from Publications Sales, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1111 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20002. Phone, 202-287-3738. An events highlight advertisement, which appears on the next-to-last Friday of the month, is published in the Washington Post by the Office of Public Affairs. A brief guide to the Smithsonian Institution, published in English and several foreign languages; a visitor's guide for individuals with disabilities; the Smithsonian Institution Research Reports (containing news of current research projects in the arts and sciences that are being conducted by Smithsonian staff); and Smithsonian Runner (a newsletter for Native Americans) are available from the Office of Public Affairs, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2627. For the monthly Calendar of Events of the National Museum of American Art and the Renwick Gallery, which also gives information on museum publications, write the Office of Public Affairs, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2247. The Publications Service, National Gallery of Art (phone, 202-842-6466), makes available quality reproductions and publications about the Gallery's collections. The Information Office provides a monthly Calendar of Events and several brochures including Brief Guide to the National Gallery of Art and An Invitation to the National Gallery of Art (the latter in several foreign languages). For the newsletter Art to Zoo for teachers from fourth through eighth grades, write to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Room 1163, Arts and Industries Building, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2425. Radio and Telephone Radio Smithsonian produces award-winning radio series and specials about the arts, sciences, and human culture for national broadcast on public radio. Dial-A-Museum, 202-357-2020; a taped telephone message with daily announcements on new exhibits and special events. Smithsonian Skywatchers Report, 202-357-2000; a taped telephone message with weekly announcements on stars, planets, and worldwide occurrences of short-lived natural phenomena. Spanish listing of Smithsonian events, call 202-633-9126. Concerts from the National Gallery is broadcast 4 weeks after the performance on Radio Station WGTS, 91.9 FM, Sundays at 7:00 p.m., November through July. Speakers The Bureau maintains a roster of staff and volunteers available to speak about the Center and its activities. Education Office, National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565. (They provide gallery talks and lectures.) Phone, 202-842-6246. Museum aides give slide and musical presentations in area schools and senior citizen facilities. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2920. Special Functions Inquiries regarding the use of Kennedy Center facilities for special functions may be directed to the Office of Special Events, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000. Theater Operations Inquiries regarding the use of the Kennedy Center's theaters may be addressed to the Booking Coordinator, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000. Tours For tour information, contact the appropriate office listed below: Education, Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE., Washington, DC 20020. Phone, 202-287-3369. Division of Museum Programs, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3111. Curator of Education, National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2920. Friends of the National Zoo, National Zoological Park, 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4960. Tour Information, Friends of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000. Education Office, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-846-6246. Office of Education, National Museum of Natural History, Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3045. Office of Public Programs (tour scheduling), National Museum of American History, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1481; or for the hearing-impaired (TTY), 202-357-1563. Office of Education, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Eighth Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3235. Department of Education, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, RR4, Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037. Phone, 202-261-4190, ext. 42. Membership Department, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10028. Phone, 212-860-6868. Office of Volunteer Services (tour scheduling), National Air and Space Museum, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-1400. Department of Education, National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-4600. Visitor Information The Smithsonian Information Center, located in the original Smithsonian building, provides a general orientation and assistance for members and the public relative to the national collections, museum events, and programs. Write to the Smithsonian Information Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700; or for the hearing impaired (TTY), 202-357-1729. The Visitor Services Office of the National Gallery of Art provides individual assistance to those with special needs, responds to written and telephone requests, supplies crowd control for ticketed exhibitions and programs, and provides information to those planning to visit the Washington, DC, area. For more information, write to the National Gallery of Art, Office of Visitor Services, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6690; or for the hearing impaired (TDD), 202-842-6176. Volunteer Service Opportunities The Smithsonian Institution welcomes volunteers and offers a variety of service opportunities. Persons may serve as tour guides or information volunteers, or may participate in an independent program in which their educational and professional backgrounds are matched with curatorial or research requests from within the Smithsonian. For information, write to the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700; or for the hearing-impaired (TTY), 202-357-1729. Volunteers may also select from providing such services as giving tours of the permanent Gallery collection for children and adults in English or foreign languages; serving as art information specialists at the art information desks throughout the West and East buildings; and assisting the library staff on assorted projects. For further details, write the Education Division, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6246; or for the hearing impaired (TDD), 202-842-6176. For information about volunteer opportunities at the Kennedy Center, write to Friends of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000. For further information, members of the press may contact the Office of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2627. 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To accomplish these broad objectives, the Institute is authorized to provide funds, through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, to State courts and organizations that can assist in the achievement of improving judicial administration of the State courts. Sources of Information Inquiries concerning the following programs and activities should be directed to the specified office of the State Justice Institute, Suite 600, 1650 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone, 703-684-6100. Grants -- Chief/Program Division. Publications, Consumer Information -- Publications Coordinator/Office of the Executive Director. Speakers, Privacy Act/Freedom of Information Act Requests -- Executive Secretary/Office of the Executive Director. Employment/Personnel -- Personnel Specialist/Finance and Management Division. To access the electronic bulletin board, dial 703-739-2303 or 2304. Instructions may be obtained from the Publications Coordinator by calling 703-684-6100. For further information, contact the Publications Coordinator, State Justice Institute, Suite 600, 1650 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone, 703-684-6100. UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 1550 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-1708 Phone, 202-457-1700; Fax, 202-429-6063 Board of Directors: ........ Public Members: ........ Chairman ........Chester A. Crocker Vice Chairman ........Max M. Kampelman Members ........Dennis L. Bark, Thomas E. Harvey, Theodore M. Hesburgh, William R. Kintner, Christopher Phillips, Elspeth Davies Rostow, Mary Louise Smith, W. Scott Thompson, Allen Weinstein Ex officio: ........ Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency ........John D. Holum Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research ........Toby Trister Gati President, National Defense University ........Lt. Gen. Paul G. Cerjan, USA Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ........Walter B. Slocombe Officials: ........ President ........Richard H. Solomon Executive Vice President ........Charles E. Nelson Director, Education and Training ........Hrach Gregorian Director, Research and Studies ........Alan D. Romberg Director, Grants Program ........David R. Smock, Acting Director, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program for International Peace ........Joseph L. Klaits, Acting Director, Jeannette Rankin Library Program ........Robert A. Farina, Acting Director of Public Affairs and Information ........Gregory McCarthy Senior Scholar for Religion, Ethics, and Human Rights ........David Little Director of Administration ........Bernice Carney The United States Institute of Peace was established to promote research, policy analysis, education, and training on international peace and conflict resolution. The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, Federal institution created and funded by Congress to develop and disseminate knowledge about international peace and conflict resolution. The Institute addresses this mandate in three principal ways: -- by expanding basic and applied knowledge about the origins, nature, and processes of peace and war, encompassing the widest spectrum of approaches and insights; -- by disseminating this knowledge to officials, policymakers, diplomats, and others engaged in efforts to promote international peace; and -- by supporting education and training programs and providing information for secondary and university-level teachers and students and the general public. The Institute's primary activities are grantmaking, fellowships, in-house research projects, public education and outreach activities, publications, and library services. The Grants Program provides financial support for research, information services, education, and training. Eligible grantees include nonprofit organizations; official public institutions, including public schools, colleges, universities, libraries, and State and local agencies; and individuals. The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace provides fellowships to scholars, doctoral candidates, practitioners, and other professionals to undertake research and other appropriate forms of work on issues of international peace and the management of international conflicts. The Research and Studies Program conducts conferences, seminars, and study groups on issues of short- and long-term significance. The Jeannette Rankin Library Program has four main components: a specialized research library; a network with and support for other libraries, both private and public; an oral history resource; and bibliographic as well as other data bases. The Public Affairs Office fulfills requests for speakers, media services, and general inquiries, and conducts outreach programs in Washington, DC, and elsewhere. Institute-directed activities under the Education and Training Program include educational video programs, teacher training projects, and a National Peace Essay Contest for high school students. Institute publications include the Biennial Report to Congress and the President; a newsletter, the United States Institute of Peace Journal; a series of short-issue papers, In Brief; and monographs, books, and special reports generated from Institute-sponsored projects.